Initiative timeframe: 2009/2015

Total initiative costs

Status

Ethiopia

Location

The Health Pooled Fund III (HPF III) is part of the broader set of direct contributions to the Health Sector Development Programme (HSDP). The Multi-Donor Fund is owned by Ministry of Health (MoH), administered by UNICEF and aims to: i) Strengthen the system: to provide support to the Ministry of Health in planning, preparation of the budget and in the monitoring and evaluation of HSDP; ii) Strengthen the coordination capacity of the MoH; iii) To allow policy makers to take part in national and international conferences; iv) Monitor and evaluate the programs of HSDP; v) Provide training at every level of the health system ; vi) To sponsor meetings between the MoH and the private sector and provide technical assistance in the development of standards, guidelines and manuals; vii) To provide resources for the recruitment of national and international consultants; viii) Realization of researches relevant for the health sector; ix) To provide resources for other activities related to the implementation of HSDP; x) To cover the costs for workshops or seminars on institutional dialogue about harmonization and alignment.
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Main outcome

Improved planning , monitoring and coordination capacity of the MoH; Health staff at every level of the health system trained; national and international consultants recruited; relevant public health researches carried out.

Initiative data

Initiative number

009362

Purpose

Medical services

Sector

I.2.a. Health, General, Total

Subjects

Agency

MAE - Direzione Generale per la Cooperazione allo Sviluppo

Counterpart authority

Ministry of Health

Representative

ginevra.letizia@esteri.it

Other financiers

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Beneficiaries

Since this is a contribution to a sector program the beneficiary is generally the whole population of the country. Also considered are those beneficiaries who will be directly affected by the activities of the program:
 The staff of the Ministry of Health, for the components directly supported by the program;
 Health workers of the health facilities target of the intervention